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General Employment Guidelines <br />If you are a represented employees, you will need to refer to the appropriate contract <br />provisions in addition to the information below; specific contract provisions may differ <br />from these policies. <br />Employee Definitions <br />Regular Full-Time Employees: As a full-time employee, you work forty hours per week, <br />twelve months per year. <br />Regular Part-Time Employees: As a part-time employee, you work at least half of the <br />available hours in a pay period for twelve months per year. <br />Exempt (non-represented) Employees: If you are an exempt employee, your position is <br />not represented by a union. <br />Confidential Non-represented Employees: A confidential non-represented employee is <br />one who assists and acts in a confidential capacity to one who formulates, determines, <br />and effectuates management policies in the area of collective bargaining: <br />(APPM Section 3-120) <br />Probationary Period-(APPM Section 3-146) <br />During your probationary period as a new employee, you can be disciplined and/or discharged <br />from employment for any lawful reason without warning. Non-represented employees serve a <br />12-month probationary period. The probationary period may be extended by your supervisor for <br />an additional 3 to 6 months. <br />Attendance <br />Tardiness and absenteeism detract from the efficiency and service level of City departments. If you <br />cannot report to work at your regular starting time, notify your supervisor before your work shift <br />begins. Failure to report for work and/or excessive tardiness or absences are grounds for <br />disciplinary action which could lead to termination. All absences from work must be accurately <br />reported on your time sheet with the time, date, and appropriate code. <br />Job-Sharing-( APPM Section 3-121.3). <br />A full-time job can be filled by two part-time employees if this arrangement does not negatively <br />impact the department's operation. Contact your supervisor if you are interested in a job-share <br />arrangement. <br />Other Employment Within the City <br />As non-represented/confidential part-time employees you may work at a second part-time job <br />within the City, as long as you do not regularly work more than full time in a week. This can be <br />regular part-time work or temporary work through the City or through a temporary agency. You <br />are also responsible for notifying both supervisors before you work overtime in a work week. <br />As a regular non-represented/exempt part-time employee, you may work at another non- <br />represented/exempt part-time job within the City, but you may only work in an additional <br />temporary job under specific conditions. <br />Page 12 <br />